Sunday, November 28, 2010

Over the years I have taken many of my favorite family photos during the Christmas season, so I decided why not highlight a few of those in a star-shaped mini album? Star albums are 6x6" mini albums that open up into a star-shape display. You'll want to make one for yourself as well as a few for gifts. They are fun to make and easier than you may think but do take up a lot of cardstock and patterned paper -- so make sure you have plenty before you get started.

Here is the supply list I used followed by some instructions. I would love to see how yours comes out, so please share a link if you use my instructions. Meanwhile, have a very Merry Christmas!

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Recently I bought a Cricut Expression. I love that I can cut up to 12 x24 if I want to, though just cutting 12x12 is exciting enough for me. I've only got a few cartridges -- and I can see that I'm going to be buying a lot more.

For this page I borrowed the Summer Vacation catridge from a friend as it offers a Ferris wheel shape, perfect for my neighborhood! I glittered it with Martha Stewart glitter so that it very nearly resembles the real thing!

One of things I don't like about the Cricut is the inability to change the weight of the fonts. For the word 'hood' I wanted some letters that were hefty but not tall and my Cricut would not let me do that with the font cartridge I own. So I turned to my Wishblade to cut all the words in the title shown here as it allows me to stretch my letters in any direction I so choose. The Wishblade's downfall is the steep learning curve and though I've had it for 4 or 5 years now, I've never been able to cut anything on it but titles and circles.

So for ease of use, the Cricut is the winner hands down. I can't wait to get some more cartridges so I can get scrappin'! If anyone wants to know what's on my Christmas list this year, just let me know!

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Since receiving my first camera at the age of 10, I have enthusiastically photographed life's moments, big and small. For me scrapbooking and photography go hand-in-hand. You don't have to be an artistic person to start scrapbooking. All you need is the desire to be the memory keeper of your family's special occasions and favorite moments. Scrapbooking is about the fun of telling the story that I want my children and family to remember. I enjoy experiencing new places and things, learning new crafts, trying out new ideas, and inspiring others to take photographs and scrapbook. This is a place where I can share a little bit of all those things.